Weird March Holidays
March 11 is Wash Your ____ Day. Synonyms of this word include snout, sniffer, schnoz, and proboscis.
Nose
LFE LWO
Elf owl
Oregon became a state on Valentine's Day in 1859, which is in what month?
February
March 20, 1966: The trophy for what famous soccer tournament is stolen, accidentally discovered a week later by a dog out on a walk?
15 - 15
0
Hopefully your teacher doesn't send you home with any of this from school, because March 6 is No _____ Day?
Homework
NSWYO LOW
Snowy owl
What critter that creates dams is the state mammal of Oregon?
Beaver
March 13, 1781: William Herschel is the first to observe which planet, the seventh from the sun, with a funny name no matter which way you pronounce it?
Uranus
21 / 7
3
March 3, for some reason, is "What if Dogs and Cats had Opposable ____ Day". (hint: they're on your hand)
Thumbs
RGETA HNROED OLW
Great horned owl
The state nut of Oregon is what nut which is used in Nutella?
Hazelnut
March 1, 1815: The Hundred Days begin as what former Emperor returns to France after his exile? (he will be defeated at Waterloo)
Napoleon
(8 x 5) - (3 x 13)
1
March 15 is Play the _____ Day. I learned how to play these in 4th grade, they're a simple woodwind instrument.
Recorder
ROBURWNIG LOW
Burrowing owl
Before it became a state, Oregon was part of Oregon Country, which was run by both the USA, and what empire that we gained our independence from?
British Empire
March 24, 1989: A major environmental disaster occurs as the Exxon Valdez tanker ship runs aground, spilling over 261,000 barrels of what viscous fluid?
Oil
(3 + 4) (3 + 4) / 7
7
March 24 is a holiday for raisins covered in what?
Chocolate
NNTEHROR HKWA WOL
Northern hawk owl
What is the capital of Oregon? (hint: a town in Massachusetts has the same name, and was where a bunch of witch trials were held!)
Salem
March 4, 1933: What US President, our 32nd, said "the only thing we have to fear is fear itself?" He's on the dime.
Franklin Delano Roosevelt
(20 x 10) (2 + 5) + (4 x 5) + 5
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